Catholic in the Modern Age

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Greetings

This is my situation. I am 34 years old and have been a Catholic all my life. I went to Catholic school, was married in the Church and have had my son baptised. My wife is Catholic but did not attend Catholic school. My question is this. I have been taught all my life to live as a Catholic should and unfortunately of late I don’t know how best to do this. I have discussed this with my wife and she is just as confused as me. Can anyone give me some resources as how best to live a Catholic lifestyle in the modern age. Books, websites, whatever you can provide is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Stick to scripture, follow Christ’s teachings as best you can understand them.
 
What issues are particularly difficult for you as a Catholic in modern times. It might be helpful to start there. We could recommend all kinds of books, but they may not be the right ones to address your needs. 🙂
 
Get a hold of “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St Francis de Sales.

Its a wonderful book that goes step by step on life issues and addressing how to live your life as a Devout Catholic while staying in the secular world.
 
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Can anyone give me some resources as how best to live a Catholic lifestyle in the modern age. Books, websites, whatever you can provide is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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the books are the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic church
you are on the website

advice: standard.
frequent recourse to the sacraments of penance and Eucharist
obey the commandments, live the beatitudes and the works of mercy
Every day give a rock bottom minimum of 30 minutes to prayer and reading of scripture.
to turbocharge, pray the rosary daily

service is the answer
find someone to serve
 
sergius89 said:
Greetings

This is my situation. I am 34 years old and have been a Catholic all my life. I went to Catholic school, was married in the Church and have had my son baptised. My wife is Catholic but did not attend Catholic school. My question is this. I have been taught all my life to live as a Catholic should and unfortunately of late I don’t know how best to do this. I have discussed this with my wife and she is just as confused as me. Can anyone give me some resources as how best to live a Catholic lifestyle in the modern age. Books, websites, whatever you can provide is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I would suggest you enter into the prayer life of the Church by praying Morning and Evening Prayer (which are part of the Liturgy of the Hours). Christian Prayer and Shorter Christian Prayer were both created specifically for lay people. There are even shorter versions available, such as a subscription to Magnificat.

Or, as Puzzleannie suggested, you can pray 5 decades of the Rosary daily. There are CD versions you can use while driving, if that is the best time for you to pray. Any place/time can be for prayer–waiting to see the doctor/dentist or waiting in line at the grocery store, etc. Also, offer all your words, deeds, thoughts, daily work up to God as prayer. Just being thankful in all circumstances is prayer. IOW, making God our first priority is what enables us to be true to their Catholic faith in all times and cultures.
 
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Get a hold of “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St Francis de Sales.

Its a wonderful book that goes step by step on life issues and addressing how to live your life as a Devout Catholic while staying in the secular world.
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I’ll second that-an absolutely awesome book.
 
Another way to live out our Catholic faith in the modern world is to get involved in a ministry/apostolate at your parish. There are lots of groups from women’s groups to Knights of Columbus (which has a Ladies Auxiliary) to lay religious orders such as the Franciscans, Benedictines, Carmelites, etc. Just helping out at a soup kitchen or donating food/clothing or volunteering to help with VBS or Sunday School are all ways we can get involved that will energize our faith. Doing these things are Works of Corporal Charity, which means they too are prayer. Reading good books is fine, of course, but there’s nothing quite like getting personally involved to teach us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and realize our need of one another in the Body of Christ.
 
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